Empathy of obstetric nurses and the related factors / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the empathy of obstetric nurses and the related factors.Methods Chinese Version of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy was used to investigate the empathy of 80 obstetric nurses in our hospital and the related factors.Results The score on empathy of obstetric nurses was 65~137,averaged 108.87±10.62 and ranked at the medium level.The empathy was mainly influenced by whether the nurses had studied the empathy-related courses and the satisfaction with their occupation and working environment.Conclusion The empathy of obstetric nurses is at the medium level.Their empathy is mainly influenced by whether the nurses have studied the empathy-related courses and the satisfaction of their occupation and working environment.In addition to promote the training,the nursing manager should improve the satisfaction of the occupation and working environment.